UFC on ESPN 32 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Court McGee leads charge with $20,000

LAS VEGAS – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 32 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $132,000.

The program, a comprehensive plan that includes outfitting requirements, media obligations and other items under the fighter code of conduct, replaces the previous payments made under the UFC Athlete Outfitting Policy.

UFC on ESPN 32 took place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The card aired on ESPN and streamed on ESPN+.

The full UFC on ESPN 32 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

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Calvin Kattar: $6,000
def. Giga Chikadze: $6,000

Jake Collier: $6,000
def. Chase Sherman: $11,000

Brandon Royval: $4,500
def. Rogerio Bontorin: $6,000

Katlyn Chookagian: $11,000
def. Jennifer Maia: $6,000

Viacheslav Borshchev: $4,000
def. Dakota Bush: $4,000

Bill Algeo: $4,500
def. Joanderson Brito: $4,000

Jamie Pickett: $4,500
def. Joseph Holmes: $4,000

Court McGee: $16,000
def. Ramiz Brahimaj: $4,000

Brian Kelleher: $11,000
def. Kevin Croom: $4,000

TJ Brown: $4,500
def. Charles Rosa: $11,000

Under the UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance program’s payout tiers, which appropriate the money generated by Venum’s multi-year sponsorship with the UFC, fighters are paid based on their total number of UFC bouts, as well as Zuffa-era WEC fights (January 2007 and later) and Zuffa-era Strikeforce bouts (April 2011 and later). Fighters with 1-3 bouts receive $4,000 per appearance; 4-5 bouts get $4,500; 6-10 bouts get $6,000; 11-15 bouts earn $11,000; 16-20 bouts pocket $16,000; and 21 bouts and more get $21,000. Additionally, champions earn $42,000 while title challengers get $32,000.

In addition to experience-based pay, UFC fighters will receive in perpetuity royalty payments amounting to 20-32 percent of any UFC merchandise sold that bears their likeness, according to officials.

Full 2022 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:

• “UFC on ESPN 32: Kattar vs. Chikadze” – $132,000

Year-to-date total: $132,000
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $6,299,500